How To Install libgss-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgss-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgss-dev
libgss-dev is:
The GNU Generic Security Service Library (GSSLib) is a free implementation of the GSS-API security framework. GSSLib uses Shishi to implement the Kerberos V5 mechanism, but is flexible enough to support other mechanisms too.
This package contain files for developing programs with GSS support, including the header file and static library, and a tool to explain GSS-API error codes.
There are three methods to install libgss-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgss-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgss-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgss-dev
Install libgss-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgss-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgss-dev
Install libgss-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libgss-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgss-dev
How To Uninstall libgss-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgss-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgss-dev
Uninstall libgss-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgss-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgss-dev
Remove libgss-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgss-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgss-dev
Remove libgss-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgss-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgss-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgss-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
